Necktie device



Jan. 1, 1957 T. STERN NECKTIE DEVICE Filed June 5, 1954 IN V EN TOR.

ATTORNEYS United States Patent NECKTIE DEVICE Theodore Stern, Rockville Center, N. Y.

Application June 3, 1954, Serial No. 434,116

3 Claims. (Cl. 2-151) My invention relates to jewelry and particularly to an article of jewelry for adorning a necktie.

Articles of jewelry have long been used to enhance the beauty of neckties. In particular, with respect to fourin-hand and Windsor neckties, stick pins have long been used. Such stick pins often have a jeweled head or a head with a design in a precious metal. When using stick pins the wearer must perforate the necktie in order to properly position the pin thereby leaving a hole in the necktie. If the pin is used recurrently, the necktie will become worn and must be prematurely disposed of.

Accordingly, it is an object of my invention to provide an article of jewelry for neckties which does not necessitate the perforation of the necktie for its wearing.

Another object of my invention is to provide an article of jewelry which simulates the effect of a stick pin without necessitating the perforation of the necktie in order for the article to be worn.

Another object is the provision of a combination knotform and ornament for a necktie of the four-in-hand and Windsor types.

Other objects of my invention will become clear hereinafter as the characteristic features of construction and mode of use of my invention are described in detail.

According to my invention I provide an article of jewelry which has a V-shaped positioning member and knot form with a configuration substantially the same as that of the inside of a four-in-hand or Windsor knot. The apex of the V of the positioning member will be at substantially the bottom of the knot. Attached to the apex of the V is a link which extends downward from the positioning member for a desired length and attached to the other end of the link is an ornamental device similar in design and construction to the head of a stick pin. With such a device, it will be seen that with the V properly placed in the knot, the ornamental device will be positioned in substantially the same place as the head of a stick pin and, accordingly, a similar effect will be achieved without the necessity of perforating the necktie with a pin. At the same time, the positioning member acts as a form for the knot of the tie and to retain the knot in a smooth condition.

In the accompanying drawings,

Fig. l is a front elevational view of an article of jewelry embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a front elevational view thereof and illustrates the article as used with a necktie;

Fig. 3 is a side elevational view of the article as illustrated in Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary side view of the device, showing a modification.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, the necktie device comprises a positioning member and knot form 3 having arms 4 and 5 arranged in the shape of a V. A link or stem 7 is connected to the apex of the V formed by arms 4 and 5 and extends therefrom along a line which substantially bisects the angle formed by arms 4 and 5. Of course, any suitable type of link may be used. Atfixed to the other end of link 7 is an ornamental memher 8 which may have a jeweled head or a design in metal or stone, or the like. As here shown, the ornamental member 8 comprises a setting 9 for a jewel or simulated jewel, and the general ornamental effect of said member is like that of a necktie pin. In the preferred form of the invention illustrated herein, the knot-form 3, the stem 7 depending therefrom, and the ornament mounting 9 are comparatively rigid and not readily deformable and are in relatively fixed relation. They may be formed of any suitable metal or of different metals, respectively, or of any other suitable material, for example but without limitation, any suitable plastic.

As already stated, Figure 2 illustrates my novel article of jewelry as it is actually used. The wearer preferably will have tied his necktie with a four-in-hand or Windsor knot, or the like, in order to form knot 10. He will then take the article of jewelry and insert it through the knot along the inner front surface, as shown in Fig. 3, with ornamental device 3 at the bottom until the arms 4 and 5 engage the interior portion of knot 10 and are firmly lodged therein. With the positioning means so located it will be seen that link 7 and ornamental device 8 will extend below the bottom of the knot in full view, as shown in Fig. 2. it will be noted that positioning member 3, in addition to positioning ornamental device 8, will also function to give proper shape to knot 10.

Various modifications may be made in my novel article of jewelry and will support themselves to jewelers and others in view of the disclosure. For instance, ornamental device 3 may have two distinct ornamentations, one on each side as indicated illustratively at 8a and 8b in Fig. 4 and either link 7 or device 8 may be mounted for rotation around the arms of link 7 so that the wearer will have a choice of two ornamental designs to suit the particular necktie or other apparel he is wearing.

Furthermore link '7 may be mounted in positioning member 3 so as to be removable, as indicated by the threaded connection 12 in Fig. 4 thereby enabling the owner to have a set of different ornamental devices and to change the device as he may desire. It will be obvious that rather than having link 7 threadably mounted in positioning member 3, link 7 may be fixedly mounted therein and ornamental device 8 may be removably mounted upon link 7 such as by a threaded connection so that it may be replaced to suit the wearers taste. Although I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention and have suggested various modifications thereof, it will be obvious that other changes and modifications rnay be made therein within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

l. A knot form and ornament for a four-in-hand neck tie comprising an imperforate member having an upwardly flaring part provided with a peripheral configuration which is complementary in size and shape to the inside of a four-in-hand necktie knot whereby said flaring part will be retained within a necktie knot by engagement with the inside of the knot, a stern depending from the narrow end of said flaring part for projection from the bottom of the knot to overlie the tie below the knot, and an ornament mounted by said stem, whereby to obviate the need for penetrating the fabric of said necktie for adorning the latter with said ornament.

2. A knot form and ornament for a four-in-hand necktie comprising an imperforate member having an upwardly flaring part provided with a peripheral configuration which is complementary in size and shape to the inside of a four-in-hand necktie knot whereby said flaring part will be retained within a necktie knot by engagement with the inside of the knot, a stem depending from the narrow end of said flaring part for projection from the bottom of the knot to overlie the tie below the knot, and an ornament mounted by said stem, whereby to obviate the need for penetrating the fabric of said necktie for adorning the latter with said ornament, said flaring part being V-shaped and said stem depending from the apex thereof.

3. In combination, a four-in-hand tie provided with a tie knot, a knot form and ornament for said tie comprising an upwardly flaring part provided with a peripheral configuration which is complementary in size and shape to the inside of said knot and is retained in posi tion in said knot by engagement with the inside thereof, a stem secured at one end thereof to the narrow end of said flaring part, an ornament mounted at the other end of said stem, andsaid stern extending through the bottom of said knot to dispose said ornament in overlying relation with said tie below said knot, whereby to obviate the need for penetrating the fabric of said necktie for adorning the latter with said ornament.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 758,073 Hodecker Apr. 26, 1904 904,065 Hartmann Nov. 17, 1908 2,384,694 Quin Sept. 11, 1945 

